HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 01.28.1992 CC-RThe City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met in regular session on the above date
with Mayor Bill Connor presiding.
Council Members
Present:
Mike McMaster
Jane Voltz
Ferd Tonn
Shorty Valdez
Bill Shelby
Bob Schrawger
Staff Present:
Bob Hart, City Manager
Elizabeth Gray, City Secretary
Marianne Landers Banks, City Attorney
Jim Briggs, Director of Public Utilities
Ed Barry, Director of Development Svcs.
Hartley Sappington, Director of Comm. Svcs.
Randy Morrow, Director of Parks & Rec.
Council Members
Absent:
Winfred Bonner
Liz Taylor, Convention & Visitors Director
Brad Stratton, Public Affairs Officer
Hildy Kingma, Chief Planner
Sandra Lee, Staff Asst. to City Mgr.
WORKSHOP
920020 Economic Development Workshop with Georgetown Industrial Foundation
Board of Directors
EXECUTIVE SESSION
In compliance with Article 6252-17, V.A.C.S., the items listed below were discussed in closed
session, and were subject to action in the regular session that followed:
920021 Sec.2(e) Legal Report
Discussion of pending and potential litigation/Marianne Banks
920022 Sec.2(f) Real Estate
Discussion of potential acquisition of real property/ Marianne Banks
920023 Sec.2(r) Staff Report
Discussion of economic development prospect/Bob Hart
Minutes of City Council Meeting
January 28, 1992
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Regular ► ♦. •
920034 Mayor, 1Manager, and staff commentsand reports
® Proclamation recognizing the High School Band's State Honors
Band Director Rodney Klett and the officers of the Georgetown High School Band
were introduced to the Council and audience. Mayor Connor read a proclamation
honoring the Band for their recent State achievements.
® Presentation of plaques of appreciation to Georgetown Railroad and Austin
Steam Train Association for the TML Region X Meeting
Mayor Connor presented a plaque to each organization. Both plaques were
presented to Mr. Mark Dixon as representative for each organization.
PUBLIC HEARING
920024 Public Hearing on the DRAFT Parks and Recreation Functional Plan element
of the Century Plan/Ed Barry and Hildy Kingma
Members of the Century Plan Parks Plan Working Group presented various
aspects of the Functional Plan to the audience such as the basic principles,
methods of funding, park classifications, and future plans including those for the
river corridors.
The following citizens spoke in opposition to the proposed river corridor parks.
Alfred Adair of 2506 Gabriel View Drive, Ronald Draeger of 2910 Gabriel View
Drive, Elvin Gentry of 2916 Gabriel View Drive and Ray Kendrick of 2922
Gabriel View Drive
Mayor Connor distributed copies to Council of a letter of opposition from Arthur
and Kathy Patterson of 3000 Gabriel View.
The overall view of the citizens in opposition was that they had purchased their
property because of the private access to the river, and do not wish to allow the
public to access through their yards. They would prefer that the section
concerning the river corridor development be eliminated from the Functional Plan.
Mrs. Denise
Lebowitz of
104 Turtle Bend
spoke to Council regarding the
construction
of playground
equipment for the
parks.
Public Hearing was adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
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January 28, 1992
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REGULAR
SESSION
Actionon
920023 Motion by Voltz, second by
Schrawger
to exercise
the City's option to lease out
the buildings formerly used
by Tessco.
Approved
6-0.
Consent Agenda
920025 Approval of meeting minutes-- Regular Meeting of Jan. 14, 1992/Elizabeth Gray
920026 (Pulled -See Regular Agenda)
920027 Approval of short form plat for Bracamontez subdivision and ratification of
variances from Section 34020 of the Subdivision Regulations/Ed Barry and Fred
Morris
920028 Approval of an amended plat of Lots 1 through 4, 13 through 15, and 29 through
31 of Legend Oaks Subdivision and ratification of a variance from Section
33010 E. of the Subdivision Regulations/Ed Barry and Fred Morris
920029 Award of bid to provide and install a sw° ung pool water treatment system
for City pools to DX Distributors in the amount of $11,029.07/Terry Jones and
Randy Morrow
920030 Approval of interlocal agreement allowing Williamson County to purchase a
vehicle using the City's annual vehicle bid/Terry Jones and Glenn Reynolds
920031 Resolution to approve Dual Certified Water Service Area with Jonah Water
Supply Corporation/Jim Briggs
920032 Resolution authorizing a lease agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) for the installation of a Precision Approach Path Indicator (DAPI) and
Runway End Indentifier Lights (REIL) on Runway 36 at the Georgetown
Municipal Airport/ Travis McLain and Hartley Sappington
Motion by Valdez, second by Shelby to approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of Item
No. 920026. Approved 6-0.
Regular AiZenda
920033 Citizens wishing to address the Council.
920034
No citizens chose to address Council at this time.
Mayor, Council, City Manager, and staff comments and reports (continued)
® Joint City Council/P&Z meeting
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January 28, 1992
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• Bob Hart announced that the Planning and Zoning Commission would like
to hold a joint breakfast meeting on Thursday, February 6, 1992, at 7:00 a.m.
at the Board Room at Southwestern University.
• Submission of policy papers on changes to Council advisory boards
Policy Papers on the Historic Preservation Committee, the Parks and
Recreation Advisory Board, the Youth Advisory Committee and the
Convention and Visitors' Bureau Board were distributed to the Mayor and
Council by Bob Hart. He announced the plan to schedule a workshop on
these committees next month.
• Hart introduced new employee, Fred Morris, Chief Planner in the Development
Services Division. He takes the position that was vacated by John Warden.
• Hart announced that the old Episcopal Church building is scheduled to be
moved, weather permitting, on February 17. The route will be University to
Maple, Maple to Seventh Street, Seventh to Main Street, then down Main Street
to the lot. GTE has arranged to assist with any power lines along the route.
• Mayor Connor and four members of Council plan to attend the Henry G.
Cisneros Workshop in San Antonio on Thursday, February 13 and Friday,
February 14.
• Schrawger noted that this month's issue of the Nation's Weekly newspaper
contains an article giving small cities an opportunity to respond to Federal
mandates. The Mayor acknowledged that he had gained considerable input at
the National League of Cities Conference in December regarding the impact on
cities by these federal mandates. He noted that the City Manager intends to
come back to Council with a response to that in the Century Plan program.
The Mayor suggested sharing this information with our county, state and federal
representatives.
• Voltz called attention to the article in the January issue of TML magazine that
was written by Glenn Reynolds. Glenn submitted an article on the privatization
of our waste disposal. Voltz complimented Glenn on the article being well-
written and positive for Georgetown.
• McMaster complimented staff on the production of the TML Region X and
thanked everyone who had anything to do with it.
• Mayor Connor suggested the following three recommendations as the Council's
input on the Joint Committee with the Georgetown Industrial Foundation: Jane
Voltz, Mike McMaster and Ferd Torn. Doak Fling will appoint three people
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from the GIF to work with the Council representatives. The Council will vote
on the names at a later date.
® Mayor Connor complimented staff on the production of the TML Region
Meeting on January 16, saying that "he didn't feel it was anything outside of
the ordinary in Georgetown." He thinks that the staff in Georgetown always
does a good job. He wanted to make sure that the staff recognized that the
Council feels that way and appreciates it.
K0035 Resolution approving of a policy regardig non-discrimiation of individuaR,
with disabilities/Elizabeth
Gray spoke to Council regarding the impact of the implementation of the
Americans with Disabilities Act both in positive terms for individuals with
disabilities and as it effects the City of Georgetown organization in budgetary and
personal ways. National percentages applied to the Georgetown population
indicate that we have over a thousand citizens with mobility disorders, over a
thousand with hearing disability, as well as those with visibility, speech, and
mental disabilities. A rough percentage is 25% of our population that are
disabled. It costs the taxpayers approximately $45,000 per year to support a
disabled individual who is not working.
Further information and comment was provided by the members of the ADA
Advisory Task Force. Robert Wood, a physical therapist; Dr. Joann Ford,
Principal at Williams Middle School, and visually disabled; Barbara Pearce,
Georgetown School District Drug and Alcohol Counselor; and Humberto Ortiz,
ADA Training Coordinator.
Gray invited the Mayor and Council to join the City employees in taking the
training that has been scheduled.
Motion by McMaster, second by Valdez to approve the resolution establishing
policy regarding non-discrimination of individuals with disabilities. Approved 6-0.
The Mayor recognized Patsy Simmons, an interpreter for the deaf, who spoke to
the Council regarding encouraging a local center for the hearing impaired, such
as within Georgetown or Williamson County. People in our area now have to
drive to Travis County for assistance.
920026 Approval of a vacation and replat of Riverview Estates Subdivision and
ratification of variances from Section 34020 of the Subdivision Regulations/Ed
Barry and Fred Morris (pulled)
Schrawger pulled this item due to the presence of a propane gas line. Barry
explained that the requested variance would be safer than the existing condition.
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Motion by Schrawger, second by McMaster to approve the variance provided that
the plat record contain the stipulation that any structure would have to adhere to
the standards of the Railroad Commission regarding underground pipelines, and
subject to the City having reasonable access to Lot 7. Approved 5-1. Objection
by Voltz.
920036 Discussion of the Parks and Recreation Functional Plan as an element of the
Century Plan and guidance to staff on preparation of an ordinance/Ed Barry and
Hildy Kingma
Mayor Connor suggested another opportunity for a Workshop Session on this
item. Schrawger suggested that eminent domain not be applied for hike and bike
trails. McMaster complimented the members of the Parks Advisory Board
Working Group for their hard work in putting together the presentation, and feels
more time should be spent with this as a Council. Council discussion concluded
that time be allotted on a Saturday morning so that this subject could be handled
separately from any other, in order to give it the time it deserves.
920037 Final review of proposed governance policies/Mayor Connor and Jane Voltz
Hart informed Council that the Governance Policies being re -presented to the
Council were slightly re -formatted, but no major text changes were made. Voltz
suggested they be taken up again after the Cisneros Workshop. Hart will put them
on the agenda for the February 25 meeting.
920038 Ordinance extending the City's subdivision regulations for two months, from
Feb. 29, 1992, to May 1, 1992 --First Reading/Hildy Kingma and Ed Barry
The ordinance was read by Hildy Kingma. Motion by McMaster, second by Tonn
to approve the ordinance on First Reading. Approved 6-0.
920039 Ordinance amending Sec. 2.36.020 "City Commissions, Committees, and
Boards" and Sec. 2.64.010 'Building Trades Board of Appeals" of the Code of
Ordinances --First Reading/Bob Hart
Hart explained that when this was previously brought before Council, Section
2.64.010 was inadvertently left off so that necessitated another first reading. It
was suggested that the names of two committees be amended. The Parks and
Recreation Committee would prefer to be named Parks and Recreation Board, and
the Historic Preservation Committee would be changed to Historic Preservation
Commission. Motion by Tonn, second by Valdez to approve this ordinance on
first reading. Approved 6-0.
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No official final comments.
The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 10:15 p.m.
These minutes were compiled by Sandra Lee and reviewed by Elizabeth Gray.
Approved: Attest:
Mayor
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Elizabeth Gray,